Shingle



b11630, 1931- J. v. TATLOW i I 1,812,223

' ,SHINGLE Filed April 28, 1928 Inventor I w)? 1/. w/aw By v A [for my i face, alsoinsures a surface uponjwhich moss drainingthe surface ofithe roof, and gas will (as I y from dripping from one shingle to the next "ioned with the usual smooth flat underside shingle'is put in itsplaceonthe roof. or

' 3 for the shingled surface; a

' hereinafter be more {fully pointed out and: shingle fits "against the transverse; peak ,9; ;8 i

physical embodiment. .of' my invention the fiat underface of the shingle above. v wherein the 'partsare combined andfi ar- Figure 1 a view showing a. portion of be fashioned withasaw, as'when'thegshin- 59 the shingles of my'invention,

p n dlfi r V v 4 JOHN v. TAT ow; 0F BEAVER, wismmton I v; 4 I '2 l ,1 isinnenii i Q l v ilicationlfileil April 23,1925; s rigi br ztaesi.f r I I p i i g My presentinvention relates toiimprovea i-Figure is an enlarged' sectionaldetail ments in shingles'adapted for roofing houses viewat the'lower edge'of the flroof. v and other structures,'andalsofor facing the v 'The'r'oof'as a' whole is designated'by'thef exterior walls of building structures. By numeralvllin Figures1,;andthe'shingles are p 5 the utilization of the improved shingles of laid on the'sheathingQ'in usual mannerandlts I my invention on the roof orexteiior walls of nailed thereto the'sheathing being support i a building structure, a smooth face or suredfon the=rafters3.' i

face for the roof or walls is provided, which, InjF-igurel thexusual gutter shown it while addingto the appearance of the 'sur with its downspout 5"'for the purposefof I i cannot accumulate, thus preserving the butt be apparent"in'Figure the surfaceisa'subend of the shingleagainst thejdeterioration stanitially unbrokem, smooth 1 surface over 7 that usually develops under the ordinary which rain water may readily flow tolthe construction and arrangementofshinglesn gutter, and; over which snow, sleet 'or ice 15 The raised surface 'or shoulder offthe will quicklypass without obstruction and 65 usual type of shingle, at,its butt, end, is danger of accumulation. v r t eliminated by the use I of, my improved 1 The .shingleshown in Figure 2 may be off- 4 shingles and therefore; water is prevented f Wood or other'suitableinaterial andisfash adjoining lower one thereby avoiding the 6, and the exposed and lapped outer faces 5 D v. 4 destruction of the lower shingle from Wet-rot of the shingle are arrangedat angles to'this j and the particular structure of my improved under fiat" side. a The lapped, inclined face j I i shingle also-prevents arpingw or curling of" 7iand the; exposed, oppositely inclined or t: the shingle when in place,l,or before, the beveled 'face 8, on the'upper side of theshingle terminate in a transverse apex 9.on'- 5T- wall. These features accruing from the em-,, the shingle. The'angles of the lapped face ployment of the shingles of my invention .7 and exposed face 8 are; preferably differ insure durability in the shingled surface, cut, but they Larefarranged and proportioned andassure a'permanent and neatappearance sojthat when the overlapping shinglesare v The inventiontconsis ts' in certain novel posed faces-lofthe shingles form a substanfeaturesin the structure of the shingle and .tially smooth surface, for the roof-or ex-, in the combinations of shingles when laid terior wall of'a house or'other structure. i on aroof or used asa wall facing, as will, The'lower feather 1 edge 10f of 'the upper claimed. 7 1, in "of the next'adjoining'lower shingle or'shin: In the accompanying. drawings I have gles, and the upper feather'edgell' of the illustrated one complete example of the shingle liesflat on the: sheathing beneath' -P The exposed face 8 of the shingle is p r W I ranged according tothe best mode I have so erably" made smooth, as by planing, instead I 'far devised for the practical'ap'plication of of sawing; as is the usual custom with the the principles of my invention ll'apped face 7, but, the exposedjface ma'yal'so Q n a shingle roof both in elevation and-in-secgles' aretobeflaid on thelside walls; ofiag tion wherein the shingles of my invention structur'e. f I r are used. Y v I Usually a's'tandard or wedge-shaped type] I Figure 2' is a perspective view of one'off of shingle 2 is employed-at thelower edger i f of the roof and laidifortheiirst course,then .r

V laid inusual staggered arrangemenflthei-exe Stiff the first course of my shingles is laid on this edge-course.

In the sectional part of Figure 1 it will be seen that the roof is made up of a plu- 1 5 rality of thicknesses of shingles because of the overlapping arrangement, and the number of thicknesses through the roof structure may be varied depending on the angle of the inclined lapped face 7 and the bev- 10 eled exposed face 8 of the shingle, and of course the angles of these faces may be varied within limits and in proportion to the length of the shingle, as desired.

Having thus fully described my invention,

15 what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is A roof structure having a continuous or non-interrupted surface and comprising rows of overlapping shingles in which each shin 5m gle has upper and lower feather edges, an inclined lap face and a beveled exposed face terminating in an apex, and said lap face and exposed face being arranged at varied angles and of different lengths.

9,5 In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

JOHN V. TATLOW. 

